Nuclear Power Sustainability

    The sustainability of nuclear power began to be questioned in 2011 with the Fukushima Disaster in Japan.  On March 11, 2011 a 9.0 earthquake shook Japan and a few minutes later a 15 meter tsunami hit the shores of Japan.  In its path it hit the Fukushima Daiichi plant and three of the reactors were disabled when the power supply was cut and the cooling system failed to keep the nuclear reactors from letting off nuclear waste into the air. The nuclear gas, forced the government to call an immediate evacuation of the surrounding area. The plant continues to leak leaving those close to it exposed to radioactive material.
    The question this disaster proposed was whether nuclear energy could be a safe and sustainable energy source, especially in an area where natural disasters are prone to occur.